RT Book, Section
A1 Pride, Howard B.
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56055971
T1 Chapter 106. Skin Signs of Physical Abuse
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56055971
RD 2022/08/12
AB |  PrintAbuse  at  a  GlanceChild  abuse,  elder  abuse,  and  domestic  violence  are  common.Abuse  is  a  problem  of  all  socioeconomic  classes  and  races.Bruising  on  soft  padded  areas  of  the  body  and  patterned  bruising  that  are  multiple  and  in  different  stages  of  healing  are  suspicious  of  abuse.Burns  that  are  bilateral  and  uniform  are  suspicious  of  abuse.Law  mandates  the  reporting  of  all  suspected  cases  of  child  abuse  and,  in  some  states,  elder  abuse.